TC309: mHealth - Mobile Phones for Public Health

http://techchange.org/online-courses/mhealth-mobile-phones-for-public-health/
March 31st-April 25th, 2014

Course Description:
Mobile technologies and networks are increasingly expanding in their sophistication and capacity, and new applications are enhancing the ways in which individuals interact and engage in transactions- resulting in widespread systems disruption.  In global health, mobile technologies are beginning to show improvements in access to health services and information, quality of care, and efficiency, yielding time and cost savings in addressing maternal and child health, HIV and AIDS, malaria, TB, universal access to health care, and other health issues.  Increasingly, Ministries of Health, industry, NGOs, and various bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors and organizations are looking toward mobile phones as a critical element within their strategies for improving health outcomes and well-being.  Many have expressed great interest in becoming better informed consumers and implementers of mHealth.

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To support this demand, TechChange and the mHealth Alliance are pleased to announce its 4th four-week online certificate course on mHealth: Mobile Phones for PublicHealth. The course will start on March 31st and go until April 25th.

The two organizations have partnered to provide the course based on the pervasive interest in the topic of mobile health (mHealth) as well as the need to develop more skills and exchange of best practices among practitioners in the sector.

The Mobile Phones for Public Health course will examine how mobile technologies are revolutionizing approaches to patient care and management, point-of-care support for health workers, health education, diagnostics, and supply chain management and logistics. Through case studies, guest expert interviews, multimedia tutorials, interactive exercises, and live demonstrations of tools, participants will explore delivery mechanisms, such as interactive voice recognition (IVR),  SMS (text message) communication programs, smartphone applications, and health information systems for data collection and management.

The course aims to present a broad range of perspectives on mHealth, including those from to governments, private sector, academia, NGOs, and bilateral and multi-lateral organizations and donors from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Course Topics
Week 1: Introduction to mHealth
Week 2: Strengthening health systems
Week 3: Moving towards citizen-centered health
Week 4: Countdown to the MGDs

Cost:
Non-mHealth Alliance Members:
Full course cost: $595
Register before Feb 28th: $445

mHealth Alliance Members:
Full course cost: $445
Register before Feb 28th: $395

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